Compared to theall-business MacBook Pro, the Air should be the fun one, shouldnt it?
Just don’t expect something so different than previous versions.
Theres a sense of comfort in the familiar.
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You no longer have to worry about only netting 8 GB of RAM for the stock MacBook, either.
Apple has since changed the standard; now, all models sport 16 GB.
For users on the fence, theres at least one new capability that previous models didnt have.
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Otherwise, you still have a choice of 13-inch or 15-inch designs.
You have the same webcam cutout notch hanging like a wedge from the laptops upper bezel.
Its the same chassis as weve had the past three years.
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What I wouldnt give to see Apple stick a singleblaring pink or green iPhone 16 coloron its cheapest laptop.
Instead, Ill just keep staring at the cover until Im blue in the face.
Either way, this latest MacBook seems like a tempting upgrade for those sitting on an M1 MacBook.
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In our tests, there were some serious gains over M2 and M3.
The 10-core GPU was also a better performer than in the past.
In Geekbench 6 Metal benchmarks, the M4 did just under 10% better than the M3.
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The latest MacBook Air was more than 3 minutes faster than M2 rendering on the GPU.
Apple has continued to promote its latest Mac products as performers in gaming, but mileage may vary.
Its about what I could get in performance on the MacBook Pro 14 with M4.
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The jump from Intel to M1 CPUs was a huge leap.
The performance delta has closed since then.
In the dark, it has a grainy exterior that seems more silver than blue.
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I went around my office and found everything with a sky blue hue, including last yearsMicrosoft Surface Pro.
That Windows tablet laptop is certainly blue.
This latest Macbook is certainly not.
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The MacBook Air M4 still uses the same shell as the M2 MacBook Air.
The last big color addition was the Midnight blue-ish black, which still has a problem picking up fingerprints.
Otherwise, its the same old, relatively thin, and light frame weve seen before.
The 13-inch model is .44 inches thick from stem to stern, and it weighs 2.7 pounds.
No, its not technically the least weighty laptop around.
Ive held devices like the Asus Zenbook A14 and wondered if there were any actual components inside.
Its still what weve come to expect, including that damn notch.
At the very least, its bright enough for dim or bright lights.
Its not the worst, but its not the best either.
The big landmark update for MacBook Air M4 is the ability to use three displays at once.
That includes two external monitors up to 5K resolution and the MacBook Airs display.
The M3 model forced you to keep the lid closed for the dual-screen experience.
The 13-inch version includes a 4-speaker setup, while the 15-inch rounds up to 6 speakers.
Thats still $400 less than the specs of the MacBook Pro.
You miss out on the mini-LED display, better resolution, speaker cutouts, and extra ports.
Were a tech site, and of course, we like to see numbers go up.
But not everybody cares nearly as much.
The last time Apple updated the MacBook Air shell was in 2022.
It was fine then, but now it feels typified.
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